A zoo in Finland is returning giant pandas to China
A zoo in Finland is returning giant pandas to China because they're too expensive to keep
HELSINKI (AP) — A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China more than eight years ahead of schedule because they have become too expensive for the facility to maintain amid declining visitors.
The pandas have arrived at DC's National Zoo. Here's what you need to know
The zoo has set Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, as the public debut of the pandas, with a public celebration of the new arrivals from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9. Zoo members will have a chance to reserve tickets for a preview between Jan. 10 and Jan. 19. Not at all, so far. But that's by design.
Giant pandas get police escort and warm welcome from fans as they return to DC zoo
Police escorted the pandas to the Smithsonian National Zoo, where they’ll spend the next 10 years of their lives being adored by millions of fans, many of whom were outside the zoo to greet them as they arrived just before noon. The zoo closed to the public on Tuesday. Their public debut is scheduled for January 24, 2025.
Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas
At a 3,200-acre facility in rural Virginia, the zoo harvests over 13,000 bamboo stalks a year. The process is ramping up for the new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.
Giant Pandas From China Return to National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year.
Zoo Atlanta’s last 4 pandas are leaving for China
Zoo Atlanta’s last four giant pandas will be moved to China next month, as its 25-year agreement with the country comes to an end. The zoo's president and CEO says
China’s Newest Panda Diplomats arrive in DC
It was “pandamonium!” Two new giant pandas have returned to the National Zoo in Washington DC. It’s a part of what many are calling “panda diplomacy.” Dr. Carla Freeman is a senior expert in U.S.-China relations for the United States Institute for Peace.
D.C.’s new pandas eating, sleeping and showing glimpses of personality
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Unbearable no more: Washington's pandas are back! 5 fun and furry facts to know
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Meet Bao Li and Qing Bao: Giant pandas arrive at new home in Washington, D.C.
Two giant pandas will now call the Smithsonian’s National Zoo home after a 19-hour flight from China to Washington, D.C.
Need a panda fix? 5 interesting things to know about the pandas coming to D.C.
Pandas have returned to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Two 3-year-old pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, ...
Giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, take 'Panda Express' to new home in Washington, DC
A pair of three-year-old giant pandas are back at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C., from China with the ...
Giant pandas arrive at new home in Washington, D.C. Zoo via FedEx: 'Precious cargo'
FedEx delivered two giant pandas from China onboard a Boeing 777F dubbed the "Panda Express" earlier this week to their new ...
Pandas Arrive in the U.S. Next Stop Is the National Zoo
A pair of giant pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, have left a research facility in China and will be flown to Washington.